MARTY FRIEDMAN

Former MEGADETH guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN will appear on the first episode of the brand new nationwide TV program in Japan, Guitar Stories. The show has Friedman performing the title track to his new album, Bad DNA and talking music, and arranging a segment of Forbidden City for 10 Japanese guitarists (chosen by lottery to attend the taping) to play. The unique show will feature a different artist each week.

Guitar Stories will air on January 15th at 6PM Channel 12 (BS).

In radio news, NHKs Kurofune will feature Friedman on December 27th at 8:15 PM, where he talks current events in Japan, plays music from Bad DNA, reveals his fave song of the year (as introduced in his current Nikkei Entertainment feature) and much more.